Re: CSV mode option for pg_dump

Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> I agree with Andrew. If there are bugs in CSV, then we should fix them,
> not avoid give users this usability improvement.

The case for it being a usability improvement seems very weak to me;
no one has yet demonstrated an actual use-case where someone would pull
CSV data out of pg_dump output instead of just dumping the table
directly with COPY. Now the "anti" case is admittedly hypothetical:
I'm supposing that we will eventually be bitten by portability problems
with CSV-style dumps not being loadable into future versions. But given
the weak nature of the "pro" case, I think we should be conservative
and not take that risk.

regards, tom lane